Tài liệu Essential words for the toefl part 8 pdf

MATCHING

Choose the synonym.

1. favor 6. substantial
(A) manage (A) haphazard
(B) support (B) diverse
(C) feign (C) significant
(D) conform (D) perilous

2. halt 7. promote
(A) evaporate (A) shelter
(B) avoid (B) boost
(C) defy (C) harm
(D) stop (D) face

3. postpone 8. mysterious
(A) attain (A) unhealthy
(B) delay (B) dangerous
(C) harbor (C) dramatic
(D) elude (D) baffling

4. durable 9. insignificant
(A) ample (A) meaningless
(B) crucial (B) rudimentary
(C) dominant (C) vigorous
(D) sturdy (D) spacious

5. create 10. refuse
(A) generate (A) recover
(B) gain (B) exhaust

(C) release (C) reject
(D) solve (D) withstand
TEST QUESTIONS

Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined word or
phrase.

1. Lindbergh’s flight across the Atlantic was extremely perilous
.
(A) Exhausting
(B) Expensive
(C) Dangerous
(D) Effective
2. Some toxic contaminants in urban water supplies have been found to occur in
harmful
amounts.
(A) Substantial
(B) Unhealthy
(C) Insignificant
(D) Mysterious

3. Presumably desolate desert and tundra areas actually harbor
many forms of
life.
(A) Favor
(B) Halt
(C) Generate
(D) Shelter

4. Modern commercial practice relies to a growing extent on arbitration to handle

disputes.
(A) Avoid
(B) Manage
(C) Postpone
(D) Intensify

5. Martin Luther King gained
recognition for his use of nonviolent methods.
(A) Earned
(B) Rejected
(C) Enhanced
(D) Promoted
LESSON 16
 conscientious  convey  encompass  expansion  heighten
 highlight  inadvertently  inevitable  infancy  miraculously
 retrieve  systematically  unlikely  unwarranted  zenith

conscientious
adj. showing serious purpose; one who
adv. conscientiously
works carefully and with enthusiasm
Syn. meticulous
She is a conscientious
representative of the student body.
They approached the task conscientiously
.

convey
v. to make something known to others; to

communicate
Syn. communicate
The manager of the store conveyed
his displeasure directly to the workers.
He was able to convey
his message to the audience with ease.

encompass
v. to surround completely; to envelop
Syn. include
Her plan of the study encompasses
every aspect of computer science.
The course encompasses
all the literature of the nineteenth century.

expansion
n. the act of making larger
adj. expandable
Syn. growth
v. expand
n. expansion
Expansion occurs when matter is heated.
The laboratory is expanding
its capacity to produce computer chips.

heighten
v. to cause to become greater
adj. heightened
Syn. intensify
n. height

A very successful interview can heighten a candidate's chances to get a job.
The public teas in a heightened
state of nervousness as the hurricane approached.

highlight
v. to emphasize the part of a greater whole
n. highlight
Syn. emphasize
The manual highlights
basic operation of the videotape player.
The final goal was the highlight
of the game.

inadvertently
adv. by accident; without paying attention;
adj. inadvertent
unexpectedly
Syn. carelessly
The reporters had inadvertently
failed to include the name of one of the dignitaries.
His inadvertent calculation caused him to derive the wrong answer.

inevitable
adj. something that cannot be prevented
adv. inevitably
from happening
n. inevitability
Syn. unavoidable
When two weather systems meet, unsettled weather conditions are inevitable
.

The inevitability
of the outcome made the challenge less exciting.

infancy
n. in the beginning stages of development
adj. infantile
Syn. beginning
n. infant
The new theory is in its infancy and will be thoroughly tested by its critics.
Certain head injuries can cause infantile
behavior.

miraculously
adv. caused by something that cannot be
adj. miraculous
explained by the laws of nature.
n. miracle
Syn. astonishingly
Miraculously
, he was unharmed after being hit by lightning.
Given the extent of her injuries, it is almost a miracle
that she is still alive.

retrieve v. to find and bring back
adj. retrieve
Syn. recover
n. retrieval
Will Detroit retrieve its status as the car manufacturing center of the world?
This computerized information retrieval
system is the most up-to-date system

available.

systematically
adv. done according to a plan
adj. systematic
Syn. methodically
n. system
The plan was developed systematically by a team of experts.
Systematic
changes in foreign policy have been proposed.

unlikely
adj. not probable
Syn. doubtful
Rain is unlikely
during the summer.
It is unlikely
that he will want to attend the conference.

unwarranted
adj. without good reason or cause; inappropriate
Syn. unjustified
His negative reaction was unwarranted
.
The motorist felt that the ticket for the infraction was unwarranted
.

zenith
n. the highest point

Syn. apex
He reached the zenith
of his profession at a very young age.
The publication of the book represented the zenith
of his career.
MATCHING
Choose the synonym.
1. convey 6. encompass
(A) intensify (A) emphasize
(B) promote (B) gain
(C) communicate (C) heighten
(D) solve (D) include

2. unlikely 7. apex
(A) suitable (A) facet
(B) persistent (B) zenith
(C) doubtful (C) pier
(D) inevitable (D) flaw

3. growth S. systematically
(A) expansion (A) unexpectedly
(B) function (B) persuasively
(C) highlight (C) astoundingly
(D) recover (D) methodically

4. meticulously 9. unwarranted
(A) haphazardly (A) insignificant
(B) conscientiously (B) unjustified
(C) inadvertently (C) unacceptable
(D) conspicuously (D) unappealing

5. retrieve 10. miraculously
(A) generate (A) exceedingly
(B) recover (B) astonishingly
(C) accelerate (C) theoretically
(D) broaden (D) appropriately